Alberta’s AI data centre boom unleashes ‘gold rush’ for electricity allotments

Last year, as AI data centre proponents competed for a portion of the limited 1,200 megawatts that would connect their projects to the provincial grid, one company secured 180 megawatts from the ...
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UPDATED*: AESO to Discuss Implications to Alberta’s Electricity System Resulting from Proposed Federal Clean Electricity Regulations

*Please note that attendance and registration for this news conference is limited to media only. All materials shared with the media will be made available on www.aeso.ca following the news conference ...
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Alberta power grid operator lifts earlier consumption alert

Updates with end of alert in paragraph 1, details of consumption cut in paragraph 4, conservation request in paragraph 6 Jan 13 (Reuters) - The Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) lifted the grid ...
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Alberta's power grid recovers after extreme cold prompts threat of rolling power outages

A "high risk" of rotating power outages has eased in Alberta after an emergency alert was issued on Saturday night. High power demand caused by the extreme cold is putting pressure on the grid, said ...
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Alberta Takes Major Step Toward New Future-Ready Electricity Market

CALGARY, Alberta, Aug. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) today unveiled the final design for the province’s Restructured Energy Market (REM). The REM is a ...
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Alberta Electric System Operator

The Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) lifted the grid alert issued earlier in the day asking customers to reduce their consumption to avoid a power shortfall after a demand spike caused by ...
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TransAlta Provides Notice to Mothball Sheerness Unit 1

CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alberta Power (2000) Ltd., a subsidiary of TransAlta Corporation (TransAlta or the Company) (TSX: TA) (NYSE: TAC), provided notice to the Alberta ...
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Alberta’s Electrical Grid Faces Growing Pressure Amid Winter Demand Surges

Alberta’s grid faces winter strain and rising demand; ENER-G Group aids reliability with Indigenous-led infrastructure solutions. Alberta’s grid is at a crossroads. We’re seeing the effects of ...
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Alberta minister fears electricity shortfalls after grid strain

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Jan 15 (Reuters) - The minister responsible for Alberta's electricity system said on Monday he has "high concern" about whether the Canadian province is building enough new power ...
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Why Alberta and Montana are in a charged argument over electricity

When U.S. President Donald Trump’s top trade representative outlined conditions Canada would need to meet with a mandatory review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) looming, familiar issues ...
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Alberta power grid operator lifts earlier consumption alert

Jan 13 (Reuters) - The Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) lifted the grid alert issued earlier in the day asking customers to reduce their consumption to avoid a power shortfall after a demand ...